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<blockquote data-quote="Sir Whiskers" data-source="post: 1504806" data-attributes="member: 6941">Light fantasy: Try the early &quot;Myth&quot; books by Robert Asprin. The series begins with Another Fine Myth. Avoid the last two books in the series (which is, IIRC, 12 books).Historical Fiction: Well, since he also wrote Shogun, try James Clavell's Tai-Pan and Noble House. They're both outstanding, set in Hong Kong. They might also like some Clancy, like Hunt for Red October and Red Storm Rising.Horror: Anything Cthulhu. Mystery: If you can find them, consider the Cadfael mysteries by Ellis Peters. The stories are about a monk in England during the Middle Ages, who solves the occasional murder mystery. Great attention to historical accuracy, and I just like the character. The first two books are A Morbid Taste for Bones and One Corpse Too Many.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Sir Whiskers, post: 1504806, member: 6941"] [B]Light fantasy:[/B] Try the early "Myth" books by Robert Asprin. The series begins with [I]Another Fine Myth[/I]. Avoid the last two books in the series (which is, IIRC, 12 books). [B]Historical Fiction:[/B] Well, since he also wrote [I]Shogun[/I], try James Clavell's [I]Tai-Pan[/I] and [I]Noble House[/I]. They're both outstanding, set in Hong Kong. They might also like some Clancy, like [I]Hunt for Red October[/I] and [I]Red Storm Rising[/I]. [B]Horror:[/B] Anything Cthulhu. [B]Mystery:[/B] If you can find them, consider the Cadfael mysteries by Ellis Peters. The stories are about a monk in England during the Middle Ages, who solves the occasional murder mystery. Great attention to historical accuracy, and I just like the character. The first two books are [I]A Morbid Taste for Bones[/I] and [I]One Corpse Too Many[/I]. [/QUOTE]

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